Using Weather Instruments

Question 1

Maya is making a weather log for her school garden. She needs one tool to tell her the temperature, one to tell her how much rain fell, and one to show which way the wind is blowing. Which set of three tools below correctly matches each tool with what it tells?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer – measures temperature; Rain gauge – measures rainfall; Wind vane – shows wind direction.

Answer

Thermometer – shows temperature; Rain gauge – shows wind direction; Anemometer – shows wind speed.

Answer

Thermometer – measures temperature; Anemometer – measures rainfall; Wind vane – measures wind speed.

Answer

Rain gauge – measures temperature; Wind vane – shows wind direction; Anemometer – shows wind speed.

Question 2

Which of the following lists shows three weather instruments together with the correct thing each one measures?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer – temperature in °C; Rain gauge – amount of rainfall in mm; Anemometer – wind speed in km/h

Answer

Thermometer – wind direction; Rain gauge – temperature; Wind vane – amount of rainfall

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Rain gauge – wind speed; Anemometer – temperature; Thermometer – amount of rainfall

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Wind vane – wind direction; Barometer – temperature; Thermometer – wind speed

Question 3

Ethan is making a weekly weather chart for his backyard. To record the temperature, amount of rain, and wind speed, he needs three different tools. Which group below correctly matches each tool with the measurement it gives?

Accepted Answer

Thermometer – temperature, Rain gauge – rainfall, Anemometer – wind speed

Answer

Thermometer – wind speed, Rain gauge – temperature, Anemometer – rainfall

Answer

Thermometer – temperature, Wind vane – rainfall, Rain gauge – wind speed

Answer

Rain gauge – rainfall, Wind vane – wind direction, Thermometer – wind speed

Try three questions

Maya is making a weather log for her school garden. She needs one tool to tell her the temperature, one to tell her how much rain fell, and one to show which way the wind is blowing. Which set of three tools below correctly matches each tool with what it tells?

Which of the following lists shows three weather instruments together with the correct thing each one measures?

Ethan is making a weekly weather chart for his backyard. To record the temperature, amount of rain, and wind speed, he needs three different tools. Which group below correctly matches each tool with the measurement it gives?

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